My recent post on the Broadbent Institute’s poll showing millennial job anxiety reaching across generations earned some attention from interesting sources. First, Yahoo Canada Finance called me up to put the poll findings in context, and then one notable millennial worker called me up to give me his two cents on the situation.
Professionally speaking, Matthew Dubé is doing exceptionally well for a 25-year-old. The New Democratic Member of Parliament for the Quebec riding of ... Read More …

Working Canadians are worried about debt after retirement, with just three in every 10 Canadians plan to be fully retired at age 66, a Sun Life survey found.
Nearly half of those surveyed expect to phase in retirement, by working part-time or freelance, the Sun Life Financial annual Canadian Unretirement Index found in results released Wednesday.
“Canadian retirement expectations are changing with many planning to work longer and almost half of Canadians looking to phase ... Read More …

Postmedia columnist Dan Gardner takes an interesting look at Old Age Security in a column he wrote this week. He suggests allowing people to decide when to take the OAS and have their benefits adjusted accordingly.
We do this with the Canada Pension Plan — the earlier you start your benefits, the less per month you will be paid. Similarly, the longer you wait to take your CPP, the higher your monthly benefit is. Gardner ... Read More …

If you were trying to infer financial advice from some of the headlines out there today, you might very well sum it up as ‘build a bunker, and while you’re at it, fill it with gold.’
Or, get ready to see if you can angle in on that much rumoured Facebook initial public offering.
The high-level economic discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos have not seemed to inspire much confidence in a prosperous ... Read More …

So, with all the public pulpits at his disposal in his home country, why would Canada’s prime minister choose to announce his government’s planned agenda in Davos, Switzerland?
Stephen Harper let it be known on Thursday, in a speech to the World Economic Forum, that his government will be speeding up regulatory review to expedite resource trade, that it would rejig immigration practices to focus more on Canada’s economic needs and that it would be ... Read More …